Annunziata
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Annunziata is the Italian word for (feminine) Annunciation
. It is generally understood to refer to the Virgin Mary, receiving the word of the Angel Gabriel that she is to bear the Christ child; that is, the Virgin Mary after the Annunciation
. It is a common theme for iconic reverence in Roman Catholicism (see Immaculate Conception
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In Catholic families where all the children are girls it is sometimes given to a new child in the hope that the next born will be a boy.
It can also be the abbreviation or name for a variety of people, places, or things including:
Annunciation
The Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her...
. It is generally understood to refer to the Virgin Mary, receiving the word of the Angel Gabriel that she is to bear the Christ child; that is, the Virgin Mary after the Annunciation
Annunciation
The Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her...
. It is a common theme for iconic reverence in Roman Catholicism (see Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
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In Catholic families where all the children are girls it is sometimes given to a new child in the hope that the next born will be a boy.
It can also be the abbreviation or name for a variety of people, places, or things including:
People
- Annunziata Dell'Olio
- Annunziata Rees-MoggAnnunziata Rees-MoggAnnunziata Mary Glanville née Rees-Mogg is an English freelance journalist, focusing on finance, economics, and European politics....
- Lucia AnnunziataLucia AnnunziataLucia Annunziata is an Italian journalist.-Career:Born in Sarno , at the age of 13 she moved to Salerno, where she attended high school and university, obtaining a degree in History and Philosophy...
- Sandy AnnunziataSandy AnnunziataSandy Annunziata is a former offensive guard in the Canadian Football League.-Football career:Annunziata played four years at The University of Western Ontario , and was a member of their Vanier Cup winning team. He was also named to OUAA 1st team all-star selection in 1992...
- Xavier Annunziata, football player
Places
- Basilica della Santissima Annunziata di FirenzeBasilica della Santissima Annunziata di FirenzeThe Basilica della Santissima Annunziata is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Florence, Italy, the mother church of the Servite order. It is located at the northeastern side of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata....
- Santissima AnnunziataSantissima AnnunziataThe Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata Maggiore is a church in Naples in southern Italy.The Annunziatas origins goes back to 1320 and has always been, in one form or another, an orphanage. Remade a first time in the early 16th century, by the mid 17th century, it was a full-fledged home, church,...
, (Naples) - Santissima Annunziata, (ParmaParmaParma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
) - Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del VastatoBasilica della Santissima Annunziata del VastatoThe Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is a Catholic cathedral in Genoa, northern Italy; its decoration employed the major baroque studios and artists in Genoa in the 17th century....
(Genoa) - Maria Santissima Annunziata di Anagni
- Torre AnnunziataTorre AnnunziataTorre Annunziata is a city and comune in the province of Naples, region of Campania in Italy. It is located at the Gulf of Naples at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius.-History:...
, commune - Santuario dell'Annunziata" in TrapaniTrapaniTrapani is a city and comune on the west coast of Sicily in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the main gateway to the nearby Egadi Islands.-History:...
- Chiesa dell'Annunziata in ValsinniValsinniValsinni is a village and comune in the province of Matera, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.The village is bordered by Colobraro, Nocara, Noepoli, Nova Siri, Rotondella and San Giorgio Lucano.-History:...
- Chiesa dell'Annunziata in IspicaIspicaIspica is a city and comune in the south of Sicily, Italy. It is 30 km from Ragusa, 50 km from Syracuse, and 90 km away from La Valletta, on the coast of Malta...
- Chiesa dell'Annunziata in NotoNotoNoto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . Its located 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains and gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto...
- Chiesa dell'Annunziata in PontremoliPontremoliPontremoli is a small city, comune and bishop's see in the province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. Literally translated, "Pontremoli" derives from "Trembling Bridge" , with the commune having been named after a prominent bridge across the Magra.Pontremoli is situated in the upper...
- Church of the Annunziata dei Catalani in Messina
Things
- Ordine Supremo dela SS. Annunziata (Order of the Santissima Annuziata)- Once awarded due to service to the kingdom of Italy, and now an order of service the house of Savoy
- Order of the Servites is called the Ordine della Annunziata